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#1 2025-02-11 17:00
- handshake
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Remove everything after a pipe "|" character
Please help me, i have been trying to find some answer regarding how I can batch rename files. The sample files I have are all like:
The Shanghai Dynasty | Chinese | Drama.mp4
The Journey | Chinese Drama | Collection.mp4
The Mystery | Action | Collection.mp4
I want to keep the title and I want to delete all the character(s) that starts with |.
output should be like:
The shanghai.mp4
The Journey.mp4
I hope someone can help. I am new to computers 
I have read the manual but my brain is not really understanding it.
Thank you so much!!
Last edited by handshake (2025-02-11 17:09)
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#2 2025-02-12 01:48
- eR@SeR
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Re: Remove everything after a pipe "|" character
Hello,
Add Regular Expressions rule:
1) Regular Expressions: Replace expression "\s?\|.+" with "" (skip extension) --- > (Replace field leave empty)
From:
The Shanghai Dynasty | Chinese | Drama.mp4
The Journey | Chinese Drama | Collection.mp4
The Mystery | Action | Collection.mp4
To:
The Shanghai Dynasty.mp4
The Journey.mp4
The Mystery.mp4
P.S. Useful course by Kevin Skoglund at LinkedIn Learning for those who would like to learn more about RegEx.
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#3 2025-02-12 04:44
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Re: Remove everything after a pipe "|" character
It is not working still.. did i do something wrong?
Last edited by handshake (2025-02-12 04:46)
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#4 2025-02-12 05:22
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Re: Remove everything after a pipe "|" character
It is not working still.. did i do something wrong?
Maybe you are trying to replace a wrong vertical line character?
Unicode has dozens of similarly looking characters, see https://www.amp-what.com/unicode/search/vertical
You need to copy the exact character that appears in your filename and use it in the regular expression provided, instead of the standard pipe character "|".
Alternatively, you could replace all variations of the vertical line character with a standard pipe character "|" using a separate Replace rule.
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#5 2025-02-12 21:59
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Re: Remove everything after a pipe "|" character
Thank you so much to both of you! Indeed the unicode character is different to what i am typing. I have been trying it for sometime now. I have been reading your guides, following all the possible formatting and it never worked. I never thought it is a different type of character. I have learned a new lesson today.
Appreciate your help!
Last edited by handshake (2025-02-12 22:00)
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